Serbia will travel to France for the semi-finals from September 15-17, but with the clash coming just five days after the US Open in New York, the world number two was asked to confirm he will play.

Djokovic, 29, starred in 2010 when Serbia defeated France in the final in Belgrade for their only Davis Cup title.

Having won a 12th successive singles rubber in the tournament on Friday to set Serbia on their way to this weekend’s quarter-final victory against Spain, the 12-time major winner is crucial to his country’s hopes of returning to the final for the first time since 2013.

“I’ll do my best to be available for the semi-finals. We appreciate playing for our country, we wish that we get the strongest team and to fight with them.”

Djokovic believes nine-time champions France will be desperate to avenge their defeat in the 2010 final when they squandered a 2-1 lead to lose 3-2 after dropping both of the final day’s reverse singles.

In Rouen, France also took an unassailable 3-0 lead against Great Britain in their quarter-final.

However, the identity of the other semi-finalists will not be known until Sunday after 32-time champions United States pulled back to 2-1 down against Australia in Brisbane while Italy battled to trail Belgium 2-1 at Charleroi.

Djokovic and Troicki had won Friday’s singles to give Serbia a 2-0 lead over Spain before the hosts took an unassailable advantage on Saturday against the five-time champions who were missing 14-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal.

Victory gave 40-year-old playing-captain Zimonjic, who has not missed a Davis Cup tie for a decade, a 30th win in the tournament.

“He had pressure, he put himself into play and did a great job,” said Troicki of the veteran who also played in the 2010 final.